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Astronomers Puzzled By Large Numbers Of Synchronized Galaxies
IFL Science 14 Nov 2019
A Korean team of astronomers has investigated the rotational properties of galactic neighbors and discovered something peculiar. Galaxies that are near each other all seem to rotate in the same direction. The role of galaxy interactions is crucial to understand how they evolve ... Two papers have recently been written on this topic ... [H/T. Vice]. ....
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Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan confirm they're skipping Christmas with royal family
Toronto Sun 14 Nov 2019
Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess Of Sussex have confirmed they will not spend Christmas with Queen Elizabeth ... “Christmas at Sandringham can be quite stressful so perhaps they don’t want to go with Archie at such a young age,” she explained to British newspaper The Sun ... ....
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On his 16th birthday, California student opens fire at high school, killing two
Independent online (SA) 15 Nov 2019
"I would say he (the boy) was hurting and couldn’t ask for help," Axen said of the suspect, who was a track athlete at the school, involved in Boy Scouts and liked the outdoors, going on hunting trips with his father ... girls ran into the room and said there was a shooting going on....
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Second death in Hong Kong protests as Xi Jinping demands end to violence
The Guardian 14 Nov 2019
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Unlike Trump Ukraine scandal, no one died at Watergate
CNN 14 Nov 2019
(CNN)Prosecutors in serious criminal cases like to start strong and finish strong to bring home a guilty verdict. They have to grab the attention of the jury before defense attorneys sully the water ... He also hinted at a surprise. The real case against President Trump may rest on "abuse of power" as charged in prior impeachment cases ... Read More. Mr ... ....
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Evo Morales wants UN mediation in Bolivia
The Times of India 15 Nov 2019
MEXICO CITY. Bolivia's Evo Morales on Friday called for the United Nations, and possibly Pope Francis, to mediate in the Andean nation's political crisis following his ouster as president in what he called a coup d'etat that forced him into exile in Mexico ... Mexico has granted him political asylum ... U.N ... “Evo ... more from times of india news....
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At least 5 wounded in US high school shooting: Officials
Khaleej Times 14 Nov 2019
At least five people were wounded after a shooter opened fire at a high school in Santa Clarita, California, a city north of Los Angeles, officials said. A suspect described as a male Asian in black clothing was still at large, the Santa Clarita Valley sheriff said on Twitter. "This is still a very active situation ... Several injured ... ....
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Bushfires devastate one million hectares of land in Australia
Dawn 15 Nov 2019
BURRELL CREEK. The death toll from devastating bushfires in eastern Australia has risen to four after a man’s body was discovered in a scorched area of bushland, police said on Thursday ... Hundreds of houses have already been damaged or destroyed and more than one million hectares (2.5 million acres) of land burnt in the blazes ... “And now this.” ... ....
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Amazon challenges Pentagon's $10-billion cloud award to Microsoft
The Hindu 15 Nov 2019
Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said it is contesting the Pentagon's award of an up to $10 billion cloud computing deal to Microsoft Corp, expressing concern that politics got in the way of a fair contracting process ... President Donald Trump has long criticised Amazon and its founder Jeff Bezos ... .......
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Iranian Grid Explains Electrical Costs Will Fluctuate for Bitcoin Miners
The Bitcoin News 15 Nov 2019
Advertisment. Throughout the course of 2019, Iran’s government and the country’s energy officials have been creating new guidelines for bitcoin miners setting up data facilities in the oil-rich nation ... Also Read ... Spokesperson for Tavanir (Iranian power grid) Mostafa Rajabi ... Fluctuating Electrical Prices ... Image credits ... Bitcoin.com ... source ... ....
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Government set to declare state of emergency in Venice: Italian PM
The Times of India 14 Nov 2019photo: AP / Octav Ganea
Hacking fears raised over Home Office residency app
China Daily 15 Nov 2019
Users could risk putting personal data in peril. An app designed by the Home Office to assist European Union citizens looking to remain in the United Kingdom after Brexit has been revealed to have serious weaknesses which could allow the theft of users' private data, the Financial Times has reported. The EU Exit ... The EU Exit ... ....
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NASA's rover to hunt for microscopic fossils on Mars
Sina 15 Nov 2019
NASA scientists have discovered a potential place for its Mars 2020 rover to look for signs of ancient life in Jezero Crater where the rover will land in February of 2021 ... The hardy structures of carbonates can survive in fossil form for billions of years on Earth ... However, the Curiosity rover is unable to analyze what causes the changes ... ....
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Star spotted flying through universe at blistering speed after being thrown out of black hole
The Independent 14 Nov 2019
A star has been spotted speeding through the universe after being thrown out of a supermassive black hole. It is going so fast that it will eventually be thrown out of the galaxy and never return, scientists said. The star was thrown out of the black hole at the centre of our galaxy, known as Sagittarius A* ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app ... ....
